There's a reason why Seattle doesn't like snow!

While I have never had the misfortune of driving through a snowstorm in the Pacific Northwest, I have seen the many horrors brought on by the seemingly-innocent white stuff. Art Thiel does a fantastic job of illustrating these for you. Read on, and shut up!



http://sportspressnw.com/2012/01/critics-of-seattle-in-snow-shut-the-hell-up/

Brazil's epic law enforcement takes out a plane

Video description: Brazilian Federal Police SUV hits airplane to prevent smuggler's flee.It happened in São José do Rio Preto, a city located 275 mi (443 km) from São Paulo.

My only comment: Holy shit.





http://youtu.be/ikg3Wi3Ejgo

OnStar spies on you for profit after you unsubscribe

It sort of comes across as one of those overly paranoid things that we've grown frighteningly used to. However, apathy, as they say, can be deadly. There are many ways that you private information can be used, and possibly new ways developed every day. Who says that we even know half of them?

I reccomend reading these in the order posted. (And don't worry, they're not all long.)




http://www.zdziarski.com/blog/?p=1270

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/09/21/gms-onstar-now-spying-on-your-car-for-profit-even-after-you-uns/




And here is an example in real life--

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/34/3466.asp

101-year-old cruisin' in her 77-year-old roadster

This woman is awesome. To hear someone like her talk about auto maintenance is very impressive in my opinion. And the car is gorgeous. Glad to know that it's in good hands.



http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/07/08/automobiles/collectibles/100000000895665/two-classics-one-car.html?emc=eta1

NEED DRIT and other signs

http://www.happyplace.com/4286/brilliantly-sarcastic-responses-to-completely-well-meaning-signs



There is nothing like vandalism that is so funny and cheerful that it causes you to forget that it's, well... vandalism.

I hope these improve your day!

Lithuanian mayor crushes a car!

There are few things as refreshing as city officials making it a point to enforce laws. Of course, this isn't the kindest way of dealing with the issue, but it gets the point across.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14380367



I love Europe... don't you love Europe?

How do Pastafarians feel about rice?

Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster? Can I meet this guy???



http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/07/15/137824732/austrian-man-wins-right-to-wear-pasta-strainer-in-license-photo

Bobby's junkyard t-shirt

Yeah yeah, this is one for the Supernatural fans. This just in, fresh off Facebook. Apparently Jim Beaver (who plays Bobby Singer) bought this t-shirt, wore it to work, and now everybody there wants one. It was designed by heartjack.

I've got to say, I love the shirt too. We should all get one!




http://www.redbubble.com/people/heartjack/t-shirts/7224442-singer-salvage

Snowman dies at the hands of bus driver

I had not heard of this before, but apparently last winter some idiots built a snowman in the middle of the road, and filmed as one car carefully maneuvered around it, and then a bus driver plowed his bus straight through it. I'll admit, it is impressive to see a bus do that.

Anyway, the driver was fired (or quit?), and now there's a campaign on Facebook to save him for... being epic? I don't know.

Regardless of how epic a stunt it was, the snowman could have caused a serious accident, as far as I'm concerned, and the driver got rid of the hazard. Good for him. But yeah, the whole thing is kind of dumb.

Enjoy?



http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-the-Bus-Driver/135431429847909




http://youtu.be/VQ2aAmMRjxc

Bonding on a road trip

I'm not a fan of any zero-calorie soda (can you say "artificial sweetener"?), but I love this Pepsi Max video. I freaking love Richard Speight Jr! He plays the truck driver. Or, well, the actual truck driver. (Aaaaand he played the Trickster on Supernatural. Just thought I'd put one in for my show, haha.)

Enjoy!




http://youtu.be/trkMYnP67Wo

It's called karma, dude

Yeeeah, so. Members of the Westboro Baptist Church had their car tires slashed while they were protesting at a soldier's funeral, and guess what? Nobody would help them. Or at least, until they called AAA.



http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/15/fix-slashed-tires-antigay-protesters-report/



I don't really have anything else to add, except, it's all in the title. And I wish I could see the scene when each of them eventually gets to meet God in Heaven. Because I'm pretty sure that these guys will be taken through gates that are a little less than pearly.

How fast can you react?

The automobile driving manual says the average driver's reaction time is 0.75 seconds or 1 car length for every 10 mph. Test your average reaction time. Be careful this can be addictive!


http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/reaction_version5.swf


Me personally, I tend to score the title of Bobbing Bobcat every time. Ahh, I guess it's a good thing that I don't really drive.

Do You Remember These?

I didn't have the pleasure of living during the "good ol' days", but I absolutely love the 50s and 60s. The notion that time keeps flying ahead, and before long this stuff will just be a thing in museums and history books makes me incredibly sad.

Long live the 1950s!!

http://oldfortyfives.com/DYRT.htm

Cars that go RAWR

Aaaaaaahhhhhhh. Classic cars... one of the few parts of the old days that even those of us who missed out on that generation can still get a piece of. I want one. This was back when cars were art, and they were hot.

This video takes you back to the old styles, as well as the media that they inspired. Does anybody write this much music about cars nowadays? I don't think so.

*Sigh* I wanna buy one of these.

Enjoy!


http://oldfortyfives.com/CarsWeDrove.htm

Lots of nostalgia

http://www.bentbay.dk/in_oldDays.html


Just some old time banjo music with a ton of memories and photos from around the 1950s. As I've said, I wasn't around to enjoy this stuff, but I still think that it's super cool. and as a 90s kid, I can see which of these things, such as playing "Mother May I" lasted through the decades all the way up until my own childhood. I don't know if it's still around, though.

How to transport paint...

The description that accompanied these inspirational images--

"The people in the blue car had a 5 gallon bucket of paint on the back seat.

"The ambulance driver wouldn't let the female paramedic out of the ambulance
because she couldn't stop laughing; he said it wasn't professional."